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               SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
                     Dede Alpert, Chair
                 1999-2000 Regular Session
                              

BILL NO:       SB 589
AUTHOR:        Morrow
AS AMENDED:     
FISCAL COMM:   Yes            HEARING DATE:  April 21, 1999
URGENCY:       No             CONSULTANT: James Wilson



  SUMMARY  


This bill allows Regional Occupational Centers and Programs  
(ROC/P) to claim average daily attendance (ADA)  
reimbursement for vocational instruction to a pupil who is  
in a juvenile court school or a county community school.

  BACKGROUND  

Current law establishes a revenue limit for each ROC/P and  
allows each ROC/P to claim reimbursement at the ROC/Ps  
unique rate for pupils who attend classes and programs as  
defined.   

Current law also establishes special revenue limits for  
attendance generated at county office of education operated  
juvenile court schools and county community schools. 

  ANALYSIS  

  This bill:  

1)   Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to  
     pay ROC/Ps for ADA generated by:

     a)        Pupils who are incarcerated and enrolled in  
          juvenile court schools, 
     b)        Pupils who are on probation and enrolled in  
          a county community school.

2)   Requires that ROC/Ps be paid for the ADA in juvenile  
     court schools and community schools at statewide  




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     average revenue limits for ROC/Ps, but limits the  
     total number of such ADA that may be claimed to 1,000.

3)   Requires that pupils receive at least a 240 minute  
     minimum day of academic instruction in the county  
     community school, or juvenile court school, before  
     generating a minimum day of ROC/P attendance.

4)   Appropriates $2,800,000 to the State School Fund to  
     pay for the 1,000 ADA.

  STAFF COMMENTS  

  1)   What does it cost?    Average Daily Attendance of  
     pupils in Juvenile Court Schools and probation  
     referred pupils in County Community Schools is  
     supported with a $7,175 per pupil revenue limit that  
     recognizes the special costs associated with  
     delivering instruction in a secured setting.  The  
     statewide average revenue limit in ROC/P programs is  
     currently $2,750.

2)   This bill was heard on April 14, 1999 and put over to  
     address concerns regarding pupil attendance generating  
     two allowances for the same instruction.  The bill has  
     now been amended to make it clear that pupils must  
     complete a minimum day of instruction in each program  
     in order to generate funding for both programs.


  SUPPORT 

Superintendent of Public Instruction

  OPPOSITION  

None received